Most startups fail because they build the wrong product for the wrong audience. Joshua Fraser explains the Lean Startup method: create a simple MVP, measure how real users respond, learn from the data, and iterate. Speed matters. Eric Ries says winning means learning faster than your competitors.
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Do you ever wonder why 90% of startups fail, even with smart founders or millions of dollars in funding? It's not because the idea was bad. It's because they built the wrong thing for too long for the wrong audience. That's where the lean startup changes absolutely everything. And at the heart of it, it is one of the most powerful loops we can use in our businesses. Build, Measure, and Learn. Instead of spending 12 months and half a million dollars building the perfect MVP minimum viable product, the lean startup approaches build something simple, a minimum viable product. Measure how real users respond and learn and adjust before scaling. This mindset prevents wasted time, burned cash, and silent launches. As Eric Ries has put it in the book, the only way to win is to learn faster than anyone else.